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Three Central District schools make NY's top public schools list

John F. Kennedy, Sanford H. Calhoun and Wellington C. Mepham High Schools have all been named to Niche.com’s list of the 100 best public schools in New York. more

By Erik Hawkins | 3/2/17

Kennedy seniors honored as Rising Scientists

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s John F. Kennedy High School seniors Maximilian Bazil and Claire Kelly spent their summer completing graduate-level scientific research and experiments, and their efforts were recognized by the 2016 Child Mind Institute as Rising Scientists. more

9/20/16

Central District welcomes 25 new staff members

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District recently welcomed 25 new staff members for the 2016-17 school year. They gathered on Aug. 29 for a special orientation to familiarize themselves with … more

9/7/16

John Huss, of the Wantagh-based Fiber Control Inc., an asbestos-abatement company, was hard at work at Calhoun High School last Friday. As part of the Bellmore-Merrick Central School District’s reconstruction project, asbestos floor tiles are being removed at all five district schools.

Central High School District revamp is well under way

In each of the Bellmore-Merrick Central District’s five schools, students’ desks are now stacked in halls beside cardboard boxes full of textbooks and teachers’ knickknacks, and … more

By Scott Brinton | 7/26/16

eante Smith, at left, a Kennedy High School sophomore from Bellmore, tried a simulator that shows students the dangers of driving while intoxicated during the Arrive Alive Tour at Kennedy last Friday.

When DWI dangers loom –– in gym class

There was a lot of public drunkenness in gym class at Kennedy High School in Bellmore last week –– mock drunkenness, that is. more

By Scott Brinton | 6/8/16

Cast your ballot for Bellmore-Merrick school budgets

It’s an easy call to endorse the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s 2016-17 budget, which comes in at a little more than $147.7 million. more

5/12/16

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District honored Laron McGravey, who saved a group of Merrick Avenue Middle School students from a bus fire, during its May 4 meeting. Greeting McCravey, above, was Board President George Haile. They were joined by McCravey’s on, Christian.

Hero school bus driver honored

Laron McGravey, the driver who saved a dozen Merrick Avenue Middle School students from a fire that engulfed their school bus last month, was honored by the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education at its May 4 meeting. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/6/16

Jenna Greenwald, front, and Jessica Rakowski finished a fence that the Kennedy High School Animal Advocates Club recently built at Jones Beach State Park to protect the piping plover, an endangered species.

Protecting the piping plover with a fence

The Animal Advocates club at Kennedy High School in Bellmore lent a hand to piping plovers, which are on the Endangered Species List, by spending the morning of March 26 stretching out two miles of wire to mark the birds’ nesting area at Jones Beach State Park and protect them from beach-goers. more

By Alexandra Brinton | 4/13/16

Steve Rose, center, founder of the Bellmore-Merrick Family Project, was honored at the March 2 Central District Board of Education meeting. Joining him were, at left, John DeTommaso, the Central District superintendent, Janet Goller, the Board of Education vice president, to Rose’s immediate left, and his family.

Central Board honors Family Project founder

For 40 years, the Family Project has been aiding children with developmental disabilities and their families from throughout Bellmore-Merrick. In celebration of the group’s fourth decade, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District honored its founder and coordinator, Steve Rose, at the March 2 Board of Education meeting. more

3/10/16

The Bellmore-Merrick Bulldogs captured Nassau County's Michelino Division championship on Feb. 26 with a thrilling victory over Long Beach.

Bellmore-Merrick Bulldogs skate to title

With the Bellmore-Merrick Bulldogs’ hopes of winning their first-ever Nassau County hockey championship sitting on the end of his stick in overtime against No. 2 Long Beach on Feb. 26, Mepham High School junior Jon Olson scored perhaps the biggest goal of his Bulldogs’ career — and that’s saying something, minutes earlier he had scored the game-tying goal with just 1:22 remaining in the third period. more

By Steve Siniski | 3/9/16

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